Daily Republican., 1887-09-20
posed that Philadelphia was to be the
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posed that Philadelphia was to be the
point Of IN attack.
Lord Howe, than In com maud OF the
British army, embarked with Is, 600 and
went to sea. Washington, however.
kspt mp o dtHgens wxtoh along the Az
tanto coast, aud after lee vsral days he
espied the hset passing Capes May and
Heni0pen. Washington expected the
meet TO enter the capes and pass up the
Delaware, and attempt the capture of
Philsdelphia after reducing Fort Miffi in
and removing the obsti uctions in the
river. But PhiladelphiA was not to bs
captured from the Delaware river. The
Chesapeake Bay was to be the water
course ~ PhiIadslphia as far rs possi.
Die Wastingt0n and bis army OF ps.
tr,ots bad not long 10 wait and watch.
On the 9th OF August, the British
landed st Frenchtown. No British
army would ever have taken that route
without having been led by tories VINO
knew tbs lay Of the country better than
Lord Howe did.
A word now In regard to the roads
leading ont Of Philaisl phia south west.
erly, and then the reader will have o
better understanding of the movements
OF the armies. First wss the general
public road dewn the Delaware river
BY Chester, Whining son. Elk ton and
on towards Baltimore. A second road
brAnched of ct Chester, passed through
Concord, crossed the Brandy wine at
Chsdd's Ford and on to E.kton, Nd ,
~ what is known rs the Nottingham
road. The latter road was the route by
which the British came TO Ohaid's
Ford. AS many Quaker farmers lined
this road, and as they were avsrse to
taking up arms, 1t WAS naturally sup.
posed that the Br.tlsh troops would
NEE: with but little resistance on the
route of their maroh.
Washington arrived In Wilmington
September 2, and he ana Lafayette
made their head uArters at q hotel
standing where John II. Mocre's cloth
Ing store now stands, on Market street
below Third. The Il cat bulk Of Wash.
ingtOn's army was posted from Stanton
up R3d Clay Greek and on the Brandy.
wine from Wilmington north ward, ex
pscting the British 10 come up the T. X
ton road. Soma excavations IN the
ardywine Park. near Rattle gnake
run, to make road for Washington g
heavy artillery, are still plainly visi.
BILE.
Bat General Hovo hal no intention
Of coming up the Elkton road and on TO
Philsdelphia through WilmiI gton and
Chester. He was better posted and
took the nottingham road. Some of
WAehington's outposts had skirmishes
with the British scouts at several pointe
In Delaware. In one that took place st
Iron Hill oona!ders5le detachment ei
British were captured.
I THE BATTLE.
On the morning of the 10th OF Ser.
tenn ber tho outpcsts Of General Wash.
ipeton's army were on the west side CT
tho Brand wine at in ad sFord look ing
for the British army, which he expected
would try and cross the creek there.
General Mex we'll Yves pocted on James
Brinton's hill, south Of the road and
not far from the creek, but he had
scouts back on the different roads to
ward Kennett Square and Hogtowp,
while General Washington, having
crossed the Brandy wine at Eo.lipgs
wor:h's Ford. now Ely's, in Delaware,
WAS placing sis army in position on the
east side Of the creek.
The army numbered IL 600 to 5000
m sn. General Armstrong says Is 00l
militia and regulars, but Thomas Mar.
shall, the historian, who was there,
says there were about IL Geo men, IN
cluding militia. The main part of tie
army was posted on the cas-, side Of the
Brandy wine and along the road that
crossed the creek at Ohadd's Ford. Gen
erAl Wayne, with his battery OF three
cannon and . bowitzer, WAS placed or
the bluff near Betty" Chadd's house
On the north side OF the read General
Greene with his reserves had position
along the creek road. about three quar-.
ters of q mile southeast Of the Fors.-
About 1000 Pennsylvania militia
were stationed near the Presbyt; rian
meeting house, that they might guard
the corner and Gordon's, now Pyle's
Ford, bat on The morning OF ths battle
General Small wood with his force was
sent to relieve the militia and guard
the Ford named.
General Sullivan md his division
were posted ut and above Brinton',
Ford, where o bridge now spans the
creek. On the morning OF Sep embel
11th heavy fog hung over the Brandy
wine and for some distance inland. Ths
weather previous had been very dry
and hot.
1t was supposed that General Howe
and his army were on thst morning
somew here about KeDnett Square. son,
twelve miles distant, preparing his red
COATED forces for battle, the fog being oI
great assistance to him in keeping hill
movements hidden In q measure IRON
the American scouts that were watch
lug his movements. But the army o.
liberty was not TO be kept long in sus
lpsnse.
About 10 O'Clock In thu forenoon
Kuyphausen's division OF the British
army. mostly Hessians, was seen NOV
liDg-four Thousand .rop2-alonx the
Hostowu or Pcnusboro rad towards
Chadd's Ford. By noon Knyphaussn
had planted his batter les of cannon on
William HArvey's hill, just Dorth oi
Ohadd's Ford station and opposite tC
General Wayne's forces. The Beitish
also occupied the hill south OF what Is
now Cna1d's Ford station and north OF
Max wells division of Americans. No
disposition, however, was manifested
to attack and bring on general en-
gagement with the Americans uuder
MAX we'll and Wayne, though the latter
were both making 1t very unoomic,t
able for Knyphsusen's forces.
Gould the Ameriosn Generals bu!
have seen what was transpirins away
back behind Knypl ausen's detach
mento, which were only thrown for wsrd
as feint, the battle OF Brandywine
might have had o different result. The
Americans we're completely thrown Of
their guard, tupposing that they had
the main army In their front.
Generel Maxwell, go holly engaged
KuyphAusen's forces on the hill south
of the present railroad station, that he
drove o part OF his forces ACROSS the
creek below the railroad bridge that
spans the Brandy wine, aud opposite